Karen brings three key things to the table: 1. stellar organizational skills, 2. deep experience in crafting compelling stories, and 3. sustained and personable support (and trust me you will need a lot of it)

My background was not the easiest to work with: management consultant with an undergraduate degree in business and a below average GMAT. To add to this, I was also only looking at top schools. Over the course of several months, Karen challenged me again and again to go deeper in my stories to find the relevant examples that would bring my story to life. I received candid feedback in a timely manner and could always count on Karen's extremely fast turnaround time for essays.

Above all, I particularly enjoyed how involved Karen was. She believed in me, my story and the hard work we put in. I always knew that Karen had my back and when I received the first rejection letters, she made sure that I would remain motivated. She went above and beyond, even going outside her mandate to help me on additional essays to get scholarships.

I have nothing but great things to say about Karen and I trust that whoever hires her will get the same service as I got. As for me, I am going to Booth this fall and could not be happier.

PS: as for Fortuna, I liked the fact that there is a 2-step process, first with your consultant and then with a director!

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I loved working with Dana.

I wanted to break the 700 point barrier and managed to do so thanks for Dana's methodical way of tackling my weaknesses.

Having tried my luck with two other tutors, I especially enjoyed Dana's commitment to understanding my weaknesses before offering solutions to my GMAT difficulties. At the end of the day, the sessions were very focused and I don't think I would have been able to break that barrier without that focus.

I will also say that I benefit from great mental support from Dana and the rest of the team. I ended up taking the GRE and they were able to guide me through the process and coach me on that front too.

I am now very happy at Chicago Booth!

Thank you again

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